LANSING — The state Senate gave quick, and unanimous, approval Thursday to give $28 million for a variety of services needed as a result of the lead contaminated water in the city of Flint.

The House followed suit, approving the changes made by the Senate by a 106-0 vote. The bill now goes to Gov. Rick Snyder, whose office tweeted after the Senate vote: "Thank you to the Michigan Senate for taking action & for their unanimous support for the people of Flint. We will fix the crisis in Flint."

"We have to assume that it’s a population-wide problem and that every single person who was ingesting this water has some form of lead in their system," said Sen. Jim Ananich, D-Flint. "We have to make sure we hold the administration accountable, and that they listen to experts so services like mobile food banks and Early On assessments are available."

The allocation of the money — but not the amount — changed a bit from the House-passed version of the bill because of the huge amount of bottled water donated to the city from all over the country. So funds initially slotted for the purchase of water have been shifted to address other needs.

Some $1.75 million was shifted to the Michigan Department of Education for assessments of children exposed to lead; another million was moved to Genesee County for nutritional support, and $500,000 was shifted to help provide more nursing support.

"This allows us to redirect state resources to focus on the health side of it, so if there’s long term issues, we can identify that up-front," said Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive. "This is the first step in an emergency. Let's try to stem the tide of the problem."

Some of the other items that will get funding include:

$3 million to help with unpaid utility bills.

$500,000 for an infrastructure integrity study using outside experts.

$3.8 million to treat Flint children with high blood lead levels, and $275,000 to assess whether there's a link between a spike in Legionnaires' disease cases and the lead-tainted water.

$1.5 million for field operations costs for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

There also was language added to the bill to make sure that every Flint child up to age 3 gets a health assessment, and that there is more opportunity for additional nurses — money for nine nurses is included in the supplemental bill — to help mothers and children. Another amendment was approved that would require the state's auditor general to audit how the money is being spent every six months.

Drinking water in Flint was contaminated with lead starting in April 2014 when the city, under the control of a state-appointed emergency manager, switched the source of supply from Lake Huron water supplied by the City of Detroit to Flint River water treated at the Flint's city treatment plant. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials have acknowledged they made a mistake when they failed to require needed corrosion-control chemicals to be added to the water.

As a result, lead leached from pipes and fixtures into the drinking water, and tests showed lead levels spiked in the blood of some Flint children. Although the city switched back to the Detroit water system in October, officials say the potential for harm continues because of damage done to Flint's water-distribution infrastructure.

Snyder declared a state of emergency Jan. 5 and called out the National Guard to assist with water and filter distribution Jan. 12. President Barack Obama declared a federal state of emergency, but denied Snyder's request for declaration of a federal disaster, normally reserved for natural disasters. A federal disaster declaration would make more federal funding available.

That state of emergency lasts for 28 days. The Senate and House also passed a resolution extending that emergency declaration for 73 days.

During his State of the State address last week, Snyder asked the Legislature to give quick approval to the $28 million for Flint and noted that he will be making additional requests for funding for the city.

The supplemental request for the 2015-16 budget year is on top of $9.35 million the Legislature appropriated in October to help Flint reconnect to the Detroit water system, which draws from Lake Huron, and pay for bottled water and other needed items.

The House is expected to give quick approval Thursday afternoon to the changes made by the Senate and send the bill to Snyder.